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Don't lose your coolGood engineering practice, but now colour-coded indicators of thermal activity can be made integral for highly loaded cordage. JON MITCHELL

The laws of evolutionThe older Imoca 60s will indeed be faster than the new boats at times… as GUILLAUME VERDIER explains to JOCELYN BLERIOT

Shock and awe – Part 1(Some of) the C-Class has stepped up by several notches thanks to the arrival of Groupama. STEVE CLARK

The day after tomorrowWhy deck-sweeper wishbone rigs look like the way to go… plus son of Sailrocket. PAUL LARSEN

A sport of idiosyncracies – Part 1Was there ever a more illustrious guest list? DOBBS DAVIS is introduced to the Pewaukee Blue Chip and goes sailing amid the corn fields

Hangin’ in (and going fast)Not much cash, not much time but GRANT DALTON cannot be unhappy with his team’s performance in 2015 – as he tells BOB FISHER

A brief historyThe co-founder of the Caribbean 600, JOHN BURNIE’s roots in the Caribbean regatta and race-charter scene go back a lot further than that

REGULARS

Commodore’s letter MICHAEL BOYD

Editorial ANDREW HURSTAnd don’t jump to any conclusions just yet

UpdateCost and self-reliance… now the debate gets going, TERRY HUTCHINSON kicks back… as his back kicks him and JACK GRIFFIN looks at the first AC test boats to go sailing and reflects on an unusually ‘average’ year for the Cup defenders